This Week in MMWR - Vol. 69, March 27, 2020

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Reports on Methamphetamine Use Among Adults, Workplace Violence, Autism Among Children, and more.

March 27, 2020 

SURVEILLANCE SUMMARIES

Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 4 Years — Early Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, Six Sites, United States, 2016 More children are being evaluated for and diagnosed with autism at an earlier age than previously reported. The younger a child is when he or she receives a developmental evaluation or autism diagnosis, the sooner the child can begin to receive needed services.

Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 8 Years — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2016 Report findings indicate that there continue to be many children living with autism who need services and support, now and as they grow into adolescence and adulthood. Screening and awareness continue to identify children who will benefit from services.

WEEKLY REPORT

Patterns and Characteristics of Methamphetamine Use Among Adults — United States, 2015–2018 During 2015–2018, an estimated 1.6 million U.S. adults aged ≥18 years, on average, reported past-year methamphetamine use; 52.9% had a methamphetamine use disorder, and 22.3% reported injecting methamphetamine within the past year.

• Nonfatal Violent Workplace Crime Characteristics and Rates by Occupation — United States, 2007–2015
• Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment Scale-Up Among Antiretroviral Therapy Patients — 16 Countries Supported by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, 2017–2019
• Genotyping and subtyping Cryptosporidium to identify risk factors and transmission patterns — Nebraska, 2015–2017
• COVID-19 in a Long-Term Care Facility — King County, Washington, February 27–March 9, 2020
• Severe Outcomes Among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) — United States, February 12–March 16, 2020
• Public Health Responses to COVID-19 Outbreaks on Cruise Ships — Worldwide, February–March 2020
• Notes from the Field: Ongoing Cluster of Highly Related Disseminated Gonococcal Infections — Southwest Michigan, 2019
• Notes from the Field: Nationwide Hepatitis E Outbreak Concentrated in Informal Settlements — Namibia, 2017–2020
• Erratum: Vol 69, No 7
• QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Who Had a Severe Headache or Migraine in the Past 3 Months, by Sex and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2018

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QUICKSTATS

QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Who Had a Severe Headache or Migraine in the Past 3 Months, by Sex and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2018

CONTINUING EDUCATION

 

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PDFs of Surveillance Summary (link, link) and the Weekly Issue (link).